The Manhattan Project (1986)

The Manhattan Project is an American film, released in 1986. Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government secrecy and mutually assured destruction were key political and military issues. It was directed by Marshall Brickman, based upon his screenplay co-written with Thomas Baum, and starred John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, John Mahoney, Jill Eikenberry and Cynthia Nixon. This was the first production from the short-lived Gladden Entertainment Corporation.

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Cast:

• Paul Austin
• Christopher Collet
• Richard Council
• Curt Dempster
• Gregg Edelman
• Jill Eikenberry
• Bran Ferren
• John Lithgow
  Christopher Collet
  Cynthia Nixon
  Jill Eikenberry
  John Mahoney
  Richard Jenkins
• Robert Sean Leonard
• John Lithgow
• John Mahoney
• Geoffrey Nauffts
• Cynthia Nixon
• David Quinn
• Robert Schenkkan
• Adrian Sparks
• Abraham Unger